Comb (Hair - grooming tool)
Object Number:
AF871
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Bateke
Provenience:
Zaire
Kasai District
Belgian Congo
Section:
African
Materials:
Wood
Fiber
Brass
Description:
Eighteen pronged wooden comb; fanning outwards;pointed tips; half way between handle and tip there is horizontal braided basketry; in between prongs is some type of caked material(mud?plant fiber?); handle is made of basketry weave; a brass tack is placed through the center of handle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff
Other Number:
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